2007-08-27 13:20:03 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Not necessarily,it does however have a better chance of being the right answer than an irrational explanation.
Example:
Scientific facts= Rational Possibilities
Bible= Irrational,Bronze Age Myths
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2007-08-27 13:24:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Not necessarily, but the rational explanation has a much better chance of being correct than an irrational explanation.
2007-08-27 20:27:46 · answer #2 · answered by Subconsciousless 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are so many rational explanations" So Called" out there, who can know what is correct.
2007-08-27 20:29:27 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Technically, no, there is a chance that another less rational explanation is the case, however, it is generally safe to assume that a rational explanation is more likely to occur than an irrational one.
2007-08-27 20:22:52 · answer #4 · answered by Alex L 2 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Rationality means, loosely, "reason." The vast majority, if not the entirety, of questions and problems can be rationally explained. However, rationality has come to mean "popularly accepted," and things that don't fit that definition, however rational, are preemptively viewed as irrational.
2007-08-27 20:25:23 · answer #5 · answered by Phate 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Guess it depends on your definition of "rational".
On judgement day, a WHOLE LOT of people will be scrambling to redefine their idea of "rational"
"If the whole universe has no meaning, we should never have found out that it has no meaning: just as, if there were no light in the universe and therefore no creatures with eyes, we should never know it was dark. Dark would be without meaning."
C. S. Lewis
2007-08-27 20:25:45 · answer #6 · answered by lady_phoenix39 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No, not always.
As a logical, rational-minded human being, I can honestly say, there is nothing rational about existence in the first place. When you can understand that, everything else is easy. :-)
Be well.
2007-08-27 20:26:39 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it just means that you've tested it against reality and not been able to disprove it, as compared to irrational explanations which are not tested against reality at all.
2007-08-27 20:23:09 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
You take the best available evidence and you get as close to being right as possible. Do you think there is ANY chance of an irrational one being right? I sure don't.
2007-08-27 20:27:06 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not at all, especially since rational is an objective term.
2007-08-27 20:25:07 · answer #10 · answered by Gothic Shadow 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋